The Iconia A1-830 and B1-720 both come out sometime this quarter.

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Let the CES flood begin! Acer is launching two new Android tablets today: the creatively named Iconia A1-830 and B1-720.

The A1-830 is a 7.9-inch, 4:3 budget tablet that runs Android 4.2.1. The display is a 1024×768 IPS, which at 7.9 inches puts it at only 162 PPI. The good news is that the device is made out of aluminum, and the really interesting news is the processor: a Intel Atom (Clover Trail+) Z2560 running at 1.6Ghz. This makes it one of only a handful of x86 Android devices. The rest of the specs are nothing surprising: 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a microSD slot, 802.11b/g/n, a front and rear camera, and Bluetooth 3.0.

Acer is promising 7.5 hours of battery life and availability sometime this quarter for $149.99.

The A1-830.

The B1-720 is even lower on the budget spectrum. $129.99 gets you a 7-inch tablet of unspecified resolution running, again, Android 4.2.1. The B1 has a 1.3Ghz "dual-core processor" (we're guessing it's made by Mediatek), 1GB of RAM, and a microSD slot. Details on this model are pretty sparse, so we've reached out to Acer for more details and will update if we get any additional info. It's a shame to not see KitKat on a device with such low-end specs, as the OS was purpose-built to run better on slower devices.

The B1 will be available in mid-January, and both devices should be on display at CES.

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Ron Amadeo
Ron is the Reviews Editor at Ars Technica, where he specializes in Android OS and Google products. He is always on the hunt for a new gadget and loves to rip things apart to see how they work. Emailron@arstechnica.com//Twitter@RonAmadeo